Comments on: Video Game Review: Left 4 Dead

By: Fedricco Rabaya

Fedricco Rabaya — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:57:11 +0000

I only played L4D 5 times and I stopped because it’s just so boring. I mean it requires some skill but it’s very chaotic and unlike resident evil it’s not really scary.

By: alpha john

alpha john — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:56:37 +0000

No one needs to write a comment that is longer than the whole review !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: alpha john

alpha john — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:55:05 +0000

I mean come on! how can you even compare that resident evil with this game ! It is a true master piece of work. I score it a 10.9 out of 10

I bet all you wusses haven’t even killed a tank with a pistol yet.

By: Journeythroughhell

Journeythroughhell — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:32:58 +0000

Oh come on, guys, this review is so bad. And I don’t mean “biased”-bad. This is clearly an uneducated opinion. See for yourself.
“You’ve got guns…” In a FPS? Damn, those uncreative bastards.
“Left 4 Dead plays almost identical to Resident Evil” Are you shitting me? Now this is wrong. You can tell me that it is all opinions, but Resident Evil is as far from Left 4 Dead as Call Of Duty is from Il-2 Sturmovik.
“There is no improvement in the graphics either which is a disappointment for a game that obviously gets its inspiration from the Playstation games of the genre.” Which Resident Evil game are you comparing it to? You know, it is amusing that you can’t recognize the traditional fucking Source engine. And didn’t you say that graphics shouldn’t matter?!
“If there’s one plus to this game it is that it’s too much like the Resident Evil games, except for the better controlling” Stop comparing it to fucking Resident Evil, Left 4 Dead is Resident Evil not.
“Your character in Left 4 Dead dies much of the same way that protagonists die in previous games in the genre. Zombies come out of nowhere, jump on you, and blood comes gushing out, which can be scary if this is the first “zombie shooter” you have ever played in your life.” That’s not a point, that’s just whining. And which exact zombies come out of nowhere. They don’t spawn behind you like in Doom 3.
The zombies die the same, you die the same, your partners die the same” Now that is wrong. You can be dragged, pounced on, vomited on, slapped to death by witch, hit with a car. If you review Left 4 Dead, you HAVE TO mention the special infected because otherwise it doesn’t work.
“The continuity between the different areas is seamless, and will give the gamer a sense of satisfaction knowing that they’ve passed an area even though it doesn’t say so on the screen.” The hell?
“…ones that are so difficult that you’ll end up using all the ammo of your assault rifle to destroy (women zombies to be exact!) “ Don’t you mean the witch, a special fucking infected that you have to AVOID.
“The most disappointing part of the game is the graphics, and not just the lack of use of the 360’s full graphical capabilities, but the lack of creativity that went into the scene making.” Again, you were the ones saying that graphics don’t matter. Who plays a game for the fucking graphics? The Source engine is just fine and it succeeds in representing the zombie apocalypse.
“Nothing stands out visually in the game, which is a must for a game that tries to capitalize on an already successful genre of video games.” It’s not the visuals that should stand out.
I have no idea how the writer could miss out on the somewhat-tactical aspect of the game, the infected gameplay or the spectacular campaign ending battles. You could not like L4D and that I respect but this a bad, uninformed and outright stupid review.
P.S. I’m waiting for a response from Alberto or Delta since they can clearly offer an interesting discussion.

By: Journeythroughhell

Journeythroughhell — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:34:42 +0000

“Left 4 Dead plays almost identical to Resident Evil. Not only does it play like the earlier game, but it looks almost identical to it also.” Are you serious? You never mentioned the athmosphere, the fun of playing with friends, the infected gameplay. Have you even seen someone play the game?

By: Megagamer200

Megagamer200 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:28:29 +0000

Ahahaha. Reading the comments, they all say that you never tried the multiplayer.

A good game shouldn’t really need multiplayer.

By: One Eyed Willie

One Eyed Willie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:45:36 +0000

Hugh:

Where did OW give the game a 5/10? Haha. What a moron.

By: Jared Miller

Jared Miller — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:14:47 +0000

Zeromage may know an abundance about good music, but clearly knows nothing about Left 4 Dead.

By: ubldakj

ubldakj — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:22:08 +0000

Ya it totally “plays exactly like Resident Evil.” Know what else play like eachother? Mortal Kombat Mythologies and Ninja Gaiden Black, since they both have a Ninja as the main character. Moron.

By: Indigo

Indigo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:48:05 +0000

Fine. You don’t like FPS’s (because you suck at them), don’t review FPS’s, don’t choose the second best of the year and then act all “oh, is that it” when it gives you exactly what it advertises. How about you review games you claim to love – 2d Platformers. So now is the point where you review LittleBigPlanet and say it is the greatest game of all time and that it eclipses Super Mario 3, because it allows the creation of Super Mario 3 and so much more, unlocking the deepest channel of creativity in gaming culture and proving that the Ps3 is truly the best, or actually turn in all credibility as gamers, and as human beings.